Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Mike Pyle
Mike Pyle
“Quicksand”
27-14-1
RESULT

Colby Covington def. Mike Pyle (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
“Chaos”
17-5-0
Saturday, May 23, 2015
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Colby Covington defeated Mike Pyle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier, held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Mike Pyle
Colby Covington
0
Knockdowns
0
16 of 26
Significant strikes
26 of 51
62%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
33 of 46
Total strikes
95 of 129
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 10
—
Takedown accuracy
20%
2
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:41
Control time
11:22
Significant strikes by target
10 of 16
Head
23 of 48
5 of 9
Body
1 of 1
1 of 1
Leg
2 of 2
7 of 16
Distance
6 of 23
2 of 3
Clinch
4 of 6
7 of 7
Ground
16 of 22

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 7
Sig. str.
3 of 13
5 of 10
Total str.
29 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 9
Sig. str.
13 of 22
12 of 17
Total str.
34 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:29
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 10
Sig. str.
10 of 16
16 of 19
Total str.
32 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
2
Sub. att
0
0:41
Ctrl
3:50

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#PyleCovington
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Junichiro Kamijo
#PyleCovington
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Marcos Rosales
#PyleCovington
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Pyle
–
15
Covington
●29–28 Covington×12●30–27 Covington×3
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

6%
Pyle
94%
Covington
32 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Covington46.9%●30–27 Covington46.9%●29–28 Pyle6.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Covington
R2
100%
Covington
R3
53%
Pyle

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-14-1
Record
17-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
50
Age
38
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.74
SLpM
3.81
45%
Str. Acc.
38%
2.84
SApM
3.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.80
TD Avg.
3.64
35%
TD Acc.
42%
70%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Mike Pyle · 1-4
  • L
    Zak Ottow
    UFC 222: Cyborg vs KunitskayaSat, Mar 3, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:34 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alex Garcia
    UFC 207: Nunes vs RouseySat, Dec 31, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alberto Mina
    UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team ClaudiaSat, Jul 9, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 1:17 · Welterweight
  • W
    Sean Spencer
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs ThompsonSun, Feb 7, 2016
    TKO · R3 · 4:25 · Welterweight
  • L
    Colby Covington
    UFC 187: Johnson vs CormierSat, May 23, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Colby Covington · 2-3
  • L
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jorge Masvidal
    UFC 272: Covington vs MasvidalSat, Mar 5, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tyron Woodley
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs WoodleySun, Sep 20, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 1:19 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 16 fights
20.2
Avg sig. strikes
67.3
0.84
Avg takedowns
4.06
1:27
Avg control time
7:18
75
Career high strikes
179
5
Career high TDs
12

Strike Distribution

Mike Pyle
Strike target
Colby Covington
68%
Head
70%
16%
Body
16%
16%
Leg
15%
Mike Pyle
Strike position
Colby Covington
59%
Distance
80%
20%
Clinch
9%
21%
Ground
10%